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Quick French pronunciation help: Domaine de Pouy

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Quick French pronunciation help: Domaine de Pouy

by Robin Garr » Mon May 14, 2007 9:05 am

I'm writing up this perennial QPR favorite from Gascogne for today's <I>Wine Advisor</i> and realize that I'm not confident about the pronunciation of "Pouy."

Based on my own awkward French, I'd say "Poy", but maybe it's "Pooey" or something completely different?
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Re: Quick French pronunciation help: Domaine de Pouy

by Bill Spohn » Mon May 14, 2007 9:34 am

I think you'd be close with 'pooey', or 'pwee'.
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Re: Quick French pronunciation help: Domaine de Pouy

by Robin Garr » Mon May 14, 2007 9:51 am

Bill Spohn wrote:I think you'd be close with 'pooey', or 'pwee'.


Even though it's "O" before "U" rather than the more usual (I think) other way around? That was the nuance that had me in doubt.
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Re: Quick French pronunciation help: Domaine de Pouy

by Dan Donahue » Mon May 14, 2007 2:53 pm

Just to further confuse things, I've used Poo; but you certainly make an argument for Poo-ee and Pwee.
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Re: Quick French pronunciation help: Domaine de Pouy

by Bill Hooper » Mon May 14, 2007 6:17 pm

pu-wee.
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